10/10/2025
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๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ #2: ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ผ ๐ฟ
Keeping your pastures โ and your horses โ safe from the plants we most often see causing trouble in North Florida.
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Creeping indigo thrives almost all year in Floridaโs sandy soils, but itโs often easiest to spot when grass thins out โ along driveways, fencelines, or parking areas where itโs carried in on tires or equipment. ๐
๐ด Horses can actually develop a taste for it and seek it out โ but donโt panic, toxicity usually comes from repeated ingestion over time, not a single bite.
โ ๏ธ Signs of chronic exposure can include:
โข Weight loss
โข Depression or dullness
โข Eye discharge
โข Neurologic changes
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Control tips:
Pulling it up often leaves roots behind. For long-term control, treat with GrazonNextยฎ or another pasture-safe herbicide labeled for creeping indigo.
Recheck the area after treatment before turning horses back out.
If youโre unsure whether that plant creeping along your fenceline is the real thing, snap a photo and send it our way โ weโre happy to help.
๐ฟ This is the second post in our ๐ง๐ผ๐
๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ โ helping you spot the hidden pasture hazards we see most often in North Florida.
Catch up on last weekโs post on ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ, and stay tuned for ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ๐
) next week. ๐
